Office of Director - Community Outreach Program

Saturday, October 24th - The "Dirty Roads and Delis" Community Service Day project to clean up of E Gude Drive was a great success!  A dozen volunteers picked up over 14 bags of trash.  Thank you to those who were able to come out and support our cleaning efforts!  Hope to see you next year!

Information

For information on any of the following items, call 240-777-7155 or email mcdot.outreach@montgomerycountymd.gov

Purpose

Inform communities of major transportation programs and services
Solicit community comment on transportation policies and needs
Resolve citizen issues concerning safety or service delivery needs

Ways MCDOT Conducts Outreach

Division Hotlines

  MCDOT has 5 divisions organized by function. Citizens can contact the division responsible for their specific issue

Call 240-777-7155 to request copy of "A Resident's Guide To Services" (bulk copies also available) or click here to download a copy in English.  Copies also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. 

MCDOT also operates a 24/7 hotline: 240-777-7165

 Presentations at community or civic organization meetings

 Meetings with MCDOT advisory committees

 MCDOT meetings published online eVents Calendar 

Website

 MCDOT operates a website for convenience of citizens: /content/DOT/index.asp. This site can also be accessed through the County's website: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ 

 MCDOT also operates the pedestrian safety and safe routes to school website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/walk  You can also access this website by clicking the Pedestrian Safety link above.

General Publications

You can view and print any of the following publications.   Or to have a printed copy mailed to you, call 240-777-7155 or email us.  Be sure and leave your USPS mailing address!

 Residents' Guide to Services - Lists MCDOT services and contacts.  Copies also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. Click here to download a copy in English.

 Community Outreach Meetings 2009 - Lists MCDOT advisory committees.

 MCDOT Annual Report - Report for the department covering activities in FY07 and FY08, discussing planned directions for FY09 and beyond.

 "How to Get What You Need at DOT" booklet - Describes in detail the process MCDOT uses to implement local capital investments and other services.

 Renew Montgomery progress report. 

 

  MCDOT Fact Sheet - "Believe It or Not" facts about MCDOT operations. 

Beautification/Clean Environment Programs

Adopt-A-Road Program

• Description of the program, application, and other information

Community Beautification Grant Program

• Beautification Grant Application

Montgomery County Beautification Contests

The contest for FY09 has ended and applications are now under review.

   

        Landscaping Competition

• 2007 Winners!  Index of individual winners and slideshow
• 2008 Winners!  Index of individual winners and slideshow 
• 2009 Landscaping/Beautification Nomination form 

        Amateur Photography Competition

• 2007 Winners!  Index of individual winners and slideshow
• 2008 Winners!  Index of individual winners and slideshow
• 2009 Photography Nomination form

Storm Water Drain Marking Program

• Storm Drain Marking Application

Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative

• MCDOT provides funding and staff support to the regional public outreach component of this initiative.  The County Executive and several members of the County Council have signed the Trash Treaty which enlists the support of local jurisdictions in working to achieve a trash-free Potomac River by 2013. 
• For more information, visit the Alice Ferguson Foundation  website, sponsor of this initiative.

Citizen Advisory Groups

Keep Montgomery County Beautiful task force
Keep Montgomery County Moving committee
Transportation Management District advisory committees
Bicycle and Transit advisory groups

Local Action Groups

Obtaining input on projects to be placed into County CIP or State CTP
Informing community of submitted package scheduling
Held in the spring at Regional Service Centers at Citizen Advisory Board meetings  

 Program to coordinate infrastructure investments in selected neighborhoods and communities.  View Renew Montgomery progress report.